by Malcolm Pullan | Nov 1, 2010 | Classical Composers, Classical Music, Country, Live Music, Modern, Russia, Shostakovich
It was Halloween last night. And last night I watched a bunch of kids dressed in black scare me witless. These kids didn’t just scare me—they terrified me! I’m not kidding. I was really really scared. And the kids didn’t even say a single...
by Malcolm Pullan | Oct 8, 2010 | General, Special Occasions
I have something different for you this week. I want to tell you about a book for grown-ups that I have just finished reading. It’s called ‘A Song for Jenny’ and is written by Julie Nicholson. This book is a true story. It is about a young woman...
by Malcolm Pullan | Sep 29, 2010 | Classical Composers, Classical Music, General, Mahler, Opera, Wagner
Have you ever noticed how much music we hear nowadays? It’s everywhere—in shops, in restaurants, in the ads on TV, in computer games… You can’t get away from music. Yet because there is so much music around, people are turning off. They...
by Malcolm Pullan | Sep 13, 2010 | General
Hello everybody! It’s been a while since I’ve written any news. It’s been summer, which means holidays and fun. I hope you’ve had a good time if you’ve been away. I’ve been wondering for a few weeks what to write about for my first...
by Malcolm Pullan | Jul 6, 2010 | Live Music, Performing Music
England’s not a very happy place at the moment. Not only have they been knocked out of the World Cup football, but Andrew Murray didn’t get to the finals at Wimbledon either. Isn’t that sad? All that expectation. All that excitement. And all that time and...